This dissertation comprises three distinct chapters. The first chapter examines market reactions towards changing the information location of own credit risk (OCR) gains and losses on financial liabilities designated at fair value (FVOL) from net income to other comprehensive income (OCI), as...

"This book offers a practical explanation of the property boom funded by generous bank lending, the impact of the credit crunch on the real estate industry, the downfall of the banks, the impact on property investors large and small, and how the financial institutions have sought to recover from...

Policy-makers are currently debating whether asset-pricing dynamics can, or should, be managed in the public interest. This initiative delves into the mechanisms of asset pricing to learn how to detect when and why bubbles emerge and how consequences can be mitigated. In its 2nd year, the...

Introduction: open house! -- Beginnings -- Mastering the market : power brokers master the mountain -- The euphoria and anguish of sales -- Mastering the market : the incredible kaleidoscope of new agents -- The negotiator: a word from alfred -- Mastering the market : the tenaciousness of social...